19Requests to undergo a frisk search

19 Requests to undergo a frisk search

(1) A security officer may request a person who is seeking to enter, or is on, court premises to undergo a frisk search. (2) If the person agrees to undergo a frisk search, the search may be conducted only by: (a) a security officer of the same sex as the person; or (b) if there is not a security officer of the same sex as the person available to conduct the search—a member of the staff of a court, who: (i) is of the same sex as the person; and (ii) has been requested by a security officer to conduct the search; and (iii) has agreed to the request; and (iv) conducts the search in the presence of a security officer; or (c) if there is no‑one available to conduct the search in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b)—any security officer.